To:V. A. SMOLYANINOV[1]

Written:Written on September 1, 1921Published:First published in 1945 in LeninMiscellany XXXV.

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ComradeSmolyaninov:

Thereis need: (1) to find out whether the Georgian
comrades have abided by the condition (there has been one,
hasn’t there? a Party one?) not to sign any concessions
without our consent?

(2)Tostudy whether the terms of this
contract (in particular, who is the super-arbiter?) are in
substance advantageous. To do this, appoint 1 to 3 experts
through the C.C., and instruct them to submit an opinion
in writing.

Dothe one and the other (through the C.C.).

[1]Writtenin connection with the receipt of the text of a concession
agreement concluded by the government of Georgia for the
working of the timber resources in two areas of the Republic. On
September 30, the C.L.D. decided to accept the agreement. The
People’s Commissariat for Foreign Trade was instructed to
collect information on the credit-worthiness of the concessionaires.